(October 24, 2013 at 10:48 am)John V Wrote: Because he freely admits to having those fruits in much less measure than many Christians I've known. If you're just arguing semantics, I'll restate it as relatively unsuccessful.
That goes way beyond semantics, because one way you have to accept that he was a successful Christian by some measure.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell